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Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2022 5:42 pm
by W. Kevin Vicklund
Just for fun, a rewrite:
manna skyborne dropped
breaded, battered, and deep-fried
midst ketchup splattered
everywhere like disco
lights red-stained on White House walls
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2022 6:05 pm
by RTH10260
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:58 pm
by keith
W. Kevin Vicklund wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 1:27 pm
Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:11 am
You have entered the realm of great American poetry. In the South it is known as Great Mericun Pomes.
Is it technically haiku?
too long, but if you say "double u aitch" for WH, it's the right length for tanka, which is the precursor to haiku
manna drops from thy
skies, all battered and deep fried,
and ketchup splatter
everywhere and disco-
lours the WH walls
As a tanka, it rather bland and the split word is problematic (unless you're intending a pun on disco, in which case bonus points).
Also it doesnt mention a season
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 12:26 am
by W. Kevin Vicklund
At least they didn't commit the mortal sin of mixing seasonal words
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 7:49 am
by bill_g
Seen elsewhere -
If guns had to be refridgerated, the Texas grid would be bulletproof.
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:51 pm
by Volkonski
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:27 pm
by Ben-Prime
bill_g wrote: ↑Sun Jul 17, 2022 7:49 am
Seen elsewhere -
If guns had to be refridgerated, the Texas grid would be bulletproof.
I mean, doesn't ammo sweat?
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:07 pm
by bill_g
We put in a lot of wind farm comm systems in TX, and much of the Gulf Coast for that matter. The energy sector has been building out a lot of it very quietly over the last couple decades.
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:05 pm
by raison de arizona
Crowell, TX is down one windmill.
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 12:10 pm
by Tiredretiredlawyer
Is that Zeus saying he condemns all windmills or just that one in particular?
Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:06 pm
by raison de arizona
He can bus immigrants around the country, but he can't keep the lights on!
https://twitter.com/Kaylan_TX/status/16 ... 69122?s=20
Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan wrote:
Welp, there goes the electricity on the hottest day of the year. Thanks Greg Abbott
Kaylan_TX @Kaylan_TX wrote:
We got a notice to keep our A/C above 82° and not to use large appliances like washers or dryers during the day. What kind of third word bullshit is this?!?!
Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:02 pm
by Resume18
Hey Aaabbott!!!
Go ahead secede, and turn your state into a shithole; it's nearly there already.
Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:37 am
by Foggy
In the sentence, "What kind of third word bullshit is this?!?!", the third word is "of".
I forgot the question.
Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:08 am
by Volkonski
Forecast high in Wichita Falls today is 112F.
manna drops from thy skies, all battered and deep fried, and ketchup splatter everywhere and discolours the WH walls.... 
